Harry stroud



@einen faire @anni @fitta HARRY SLTROUD, JR., OF CLINTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND R. W. ROBINSON.

Letters Patent lVo. 7.".,337,l dated December 17, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN TIRErHBATBR.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that-I, HARRY STROUD, Jr., of Clinton, in the county of De Witt, and in the State` of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Heating Tires; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theanuexed drawings, making part of this specification, in whichi Figure l is an elevation, and

Figure 2 a vertical section of my inventionp K The construction and operation of which are such that the workmen arenot compelled to be exposed to the weather in heating tires, as is non' the case, but may he within doors, and yet not be inconvenienced by the heat of the tire built for tho purpose. i

In the drawing, A A is a fire-chamber, annular in form, and comprised between twocylinders of d'erent diameters, and closed by a bottom plate, to which are attached common stove-legs to keep the apparatus up oit` the tioor. is a lid or cover fitting closely but not tightly. From the centre of the lid risesa cone, termin- -atinget the topin pipe or flue G and open at its base, where its diameter is that of the inner eylinder'of the A chamber A, upon which it will fit draught-tight when the lid is down, as in fig. 2. A valve or damper, D, is placed in the Hue C, at or near its junction4 with the cone. Two or more pipes or fines, E, riso from the lid over the chamber A, and terminate in the Iue C above the damper D. The outer cylinder of the chamber A has draught-doors, F, through which air may be supplied to the inside when it is covered by the Iid. Astandard of angle-iron, G, is 'attached to the outside of the chamber A, which supports,by an arm and brace, the sleeve H, which forms part of a stationary iiue or pipe to convey away the smoke and products of combustion inthe chamber A. The flue C is loose in the sleeve H and may be madc to slide freely up and dovn-therein, like a telescope, by hand-power applied to the lever I, which has its fulcrum at a on the standard G, and is attached by a fork Ito opposite sides of the Hue C, at I).

When tires are to be heated, the lid is lifted, as shown in iig. 1, and the tire or vtires are laidin the chamber on grates e. The fuel is laid around them and kindled. The lid is let down and the damper D s closed, so that there is no passage for any'draught through the duc C and sleeve H, except that which comes from the chamber A through the ilues E, the draught being supplied through the doors F. When the tires are suiciently heated, thc damper D is opened and the lid is lifted, as in fig. 1. Theexternal air rushing in, will cause the gas, smoke, dto., to rise through the flue C and pass aw'ay, when the tires may be removed. The lid B and its iiues C E E may be suspended to chains or wire cords which pass over pulleys above, and are attached to counterpoise weights, so that the standardG and lever I may be dispensed with, and the sleeve H be permanently suspended at its connection with the escape-flue or stack.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein asnew, and desire to secure by Letters lPatent, is-

'.Ihe fines E EV and damper D, in combination with the lid B and chamber A, the whole combined kand operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth y e In testimony that I claim the above-described improvements in heating tires, I have hereunto signed my name. this 16th day of Aug-ust, 1867.

HARRY STROUD, JB.

Witnesses:

A. J. Emoment), JAMES ODONALD. 

